Being Canadian in the middle of a trade war

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Sep 8, 202600:19:22News & Politics

Former UN Ambassador Bob Rae and former Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt reflect on what it means to be Canadian in the midst of a trade war with the US, and what the stakes are for our country as retaliatory tar...

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